Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma responded to a tweet on Friday about former US President Barack Obama’s remarks on the safety of minorities in India. Sarma said that there are many “Hussain Obamas in India,” and that his priority is dealing with them. He added that the Assam Police Department would follow their own priorities.
A well-known journalist had posted the tweet that Sarma shared. The journalist questioned if the Assam police would travel to Washington to arrest Obama, or if a FIR had been filed against him in Guwahati. The journalist’s tweet was referring to FIRs lodged in Assam against opposition figures for remarks they made in other parts of the country.
The Assam police have visited various places and made arrests, such as when they detained Congressman Pawan Khera in February and former Independent Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani last year. Obama had said in an interview with CNN on Thursday that if the rights of religious and racial minorities are not maintained, India may ‘break apart.’
In summary, Sarma said that the Assam police have their own priorities and that they will deal with the “Hussain Obamas” in India. The journalist’s tweet referred to FIRs lodged against opposition figures, and the Assam police have made arrests in the past. Obama’s remarks were about the safety of minorities in India.
